Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-11-05
Nj RESURRECTION PRANK.
by GEORGE II. rAYLon.

oas ana obtained medical diploma.
had settled down in the li,,lo cnrn,.,
.o"h OF W--to work up practice.
II was very hard TO leave the Act vito.
OF the city aud the prankish 70 of !
student for the quiet of rural com.
nun y and the sedatenoss requisite for
impress ng tho rural mind with the INA
Iiei lhat all medical skill was locked u,
" The particular knowledge box car.
iieu on my shoulders But The lille
town Of W--.or that particular
section of 1t in which had opened an
ONCE. seemed to my friends, and, there.
lofe' TO me- the only spot ON earth moi
already pre-empted by member OF
The medical profession. So there was
awaiting a yer iication Of the adage
mat AL things come 10 those who
wait"
had come very near having case
mat morning. A strange young wo.
man had come to the leading hotel Of
The town tho day before. had been taken
SICK during the night. and, as there
seemed 70 be nobody 10 guaran tee the
pa! ment OF her bill in case she died
my profess onal competitors appeared
wiling that should have The job.
bnt the faics were aguisl me. for as
assembled tllu stairs | was toll that
The young woman was dead and her
body hal been turned over 10 the ten.
der mercics Of the town coroner and
Undertaken. Even then the coterle Of
good and true" citizens picked M
around the bar-rooin door had viewed
the bod" and retired TO meet NJ some
indelin tc period and declare that 1.-The
SAID person. 10 the jury unknown,
come TO her death by some means to
the jury unknown" The pauper coffin
was ia the room aud the pauper hearse
stood at The door. had been a little
d Iaiory IN responding 10 the unex-
pectcd aud very early morning call.
aud ] had lost tie case. So turned
on the stairway and lcIsurely made my
way btck TO ny Office.
The business Of working up prac.
tee" In medfcn will at times depress
the most sanguinc temperament. aud
have said, having one OF those depressed
moods when Bonapauo Laguec. the
town underiaker's man. oi.all work.
dropped Ia wearing very gruesoms
face and helped b niself TO chair con-
iidcni ally near me.
SICK. Bony'" asked; for the Young
man. though looking tue very picture
Of phys cal vigor, seemed at loss how
10 open conversation.
'Nawr' he answered. in a tone Of
strong disgust; ''only sick o. III s
bar, 10 bus ness. and o that mcasly
small boss o mine. DO you know what
he's gone On doneF'
mo"
We'll. you know the old woman
M,ers that's been dyin' so long Of
disease that none o. yon medicine fell
lows Cbuid make QUIZ
Yes died last night. believer"
Yes, an let that worthless son o.
hers have \ coffin on tick an the boss
says he'll take the price Of Il ont OF
ms wages Now. Il wasn't moth.
Ing better Than cheap pauper coffin,
but ain't going 10 stand the loss ifmy
rich boss cant an he's going TO have
llRi coffin back II have TO dig for Il.
I'm going over 10 the cemetery tonight
for Il. an ] didn't know but you wan
ted good ',lissccl' aud would give me
= hand. She'd make a siunnin' dis
sect, cause nobody knows what she
dcsl o. I'm q little nervous about
Eoin' over there alone. an | thought II
you'd help me get the coffin I'd help
you get the body"
Here was a chance 10 chase away
and hadn't had lark.
since left college. III was found
on, Il would destroy all hopes of prac-
lice in w. 10 be sure, but that didn't
mean much. considering how slight
fabric those hopes were built on any
way. and Il would furnish me with
excuse 10 my friends for
quitting the apparently barren field
hey had selected for me. Bes dcs.
was there no hope Of unearthing a
great medical secret that might hand
,no's name down TO postcrity?
Added 10 this there would be great
lat sfaction in helping Bony to thrust
hat cheap coffin under the nose of the |
cray,nsp.ritcd Worms, the undertaken,
and daring him TO risk his own repu-
laiion by exposing Bony to the law.
3ony's revenge might be at the cx-
,ensc Of his situation, but i would be
.ich; and il might have tho contrary
fleet of compelling Worms TO keep
.Ic man aud treat him decently in or
Ter 10 keep his own meanness out OF
ho public ear.
Such arguments rs these ouly need.
ho natural reaction they created in q
volatile temperament 10
make them convincing, and midnight
aw Bony aud l digg ng away like
,uman ghouls at the newest grave IN
hc pottcrs' field Of the town cemetery,
That Is. IN dnigbt m ght have seen us
she had carried her lantern with her,
mt Mrs. Myers had died in 1.-THE dark
: the moon," and We for greater pr-
,acy had gono without a light,
We raised the coffin and its contents
- a., do,io,,s mathis and byways bore